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href="../zechariah/8.htm" title="Zechariah 8">◄</a> Zechariah 9 <a href="../zechariah/10.htm" title="Zechariah 10">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/zechariah/9.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Judgment against Israel’s Enemies</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/9-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>This is the message<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a> from the LORD against the land of Aram<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a> and the city of Damascus, for the eyes of humanity, including all the tribes of Israel, are on the LORD.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/9-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Doom is certain for Hamath,</p><p class="line2">near Damascus,</p><p class="line1">and for the cities of Tyre and Sidon,</p><p class="line2">though they are so clever.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/9-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Tyre has built a strong fortress</p><p class="line2">and has made silver and gold</p><p class="line2">as plentiful as dust in the streets!</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/9-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>But now the Lord will strip away Tyre’s possessions</p><p class="line2">and hurl its fortifications into the sea,</p><p class="line2">and it will be burned to the ground.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/9-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The city of Ashkelon will see Tyre fall</p><p class="line2">and will be filled with fear.</p><p class="line1">Gaza will shake with terror,</p><p class="line2">as will Ekron, for their hopes will be dashed.</p><p class="line1">Gaza’s king will be killed,</p><p class="line2">and Ashkelon will be deserted.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/9-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Foreigners will occupy the city of Ashdod.</p><p class="line2">I will destroy the pride of the Philistines.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/9-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>I will grab the bloody meat from their mouths</p><p class="line2">and snatch the detestable sacrifices from their teeth.</p><p class="line1">Then the surviving Philistines will worship our God</p><p class="line2">and become like a clan in Judah.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">c</span></a></p><p class="line1">The Philistines of Ekron will join my people,</p><p class="line2">as the ancient Jebusites once did.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/9-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>I will guard my Temple</p><p class="line2">and protect it from invading armies.</p><p class="line1">I am watching closely to ensure</p><p class="line2">that no more foreign oppressors overrun my people’s land.</p><p class="hdg">Zion’s Coming King</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/9-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Rejoice, O people of Zion!<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">d</span></a></p><p class="line2">Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem!</p><p class="line1">Look, your king is coming to you.</p><p class="line2">He is righteous and victorious,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">e</span></a></p><p class="line1">yet he is humble, riding on a donkey—</p><p class="line2">riding on a donkey’s colt.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/9-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>I will remove the battle chariots from Israel<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">f</span></a></p><p class="line2">and the warhorses from Jerusalem.</p><p class="line1">I will destroy all the weapons used in battle,</p><p class="line2">and your king will bring peace to the nations.</p><p class="line1">His realm will stretch from sea to sea</p><p class="line2">and from the Euphrates River<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">g</span></a> to the ends of the earth.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">h</span></a></p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/9-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Because of the covenant I made with you,</p><p class="line2">sealed with blood,</p><p class="line1">I will free your prisoners</p><p class="line2">from death in a waterless dungeon.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/9-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Come back to the place of safety,</p><p class="line2">all you prisoners who still have hope!</p><p class="line1">I promise this very day</p><p class="line2">that I will repay two blessings for each of your troubles.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/9-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Judah is my bow,</p><p class="line2">and Israel is my arrow.</p><p class="line1">Jerusalem<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">i</span></a> is my sword,</p><p class="line2">and like a warrior, I will brandish it against the Greeks.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">j</span></a></p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/9-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The LORD will appear above his people;</p><p class="line2">his arrows will fly like lightning!</p><p class="line1">The Sovereign LORD will sound the ram’s horn</p><p class="line2">and attack like a whirlwind from the southern desert.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/9-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The LORD of Heaven’s Armies will protect his people,</p><p class="line2">and they will defeat their enemies by hurling great stones.</p><p class="line1">They will shout in battle as though drunk with wine.</p><p class="line2">They will be filled with blood like a bowl,</p><p class="line2">drenched with blood like the corners of the altar.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/9-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>On that day the LORD their God will rescue his people,</p><p class="line2">just as a shepherd rescues his sheep.</p><p class="line1">They will sparkle in his land</p><p class="line2">like jewels in a crown.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/zechariah/9-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>How wonderful and beautiful they will be!</p><p class="line2">The young men will thrive on abundant grain,</p><p class="line2">and the young women will flourish on new wine.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:1a </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">An Oracle: The message.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:1b </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">land of Hadrach.</span><br><span class="fn">c</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:7 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">like a leader in Judah.</span><br><span class="fn">d</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:9a </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">O daughter of Zion!</span><br><span class="fn">e</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:9b </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">and is being vindicated.</span><br><span class="fn">f</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:10a </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">Ephraim,</span><span class="ft"> referring to the northern kingdom of Israel; also in 9:13.</span><br><span class="fn">g</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:10b </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">the river.</span><br><span class="fn">h</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:10c </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">the end of the land.</span><br><span class="fn">i</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:13a </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">Zion.</span><br><span class="fn">j</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:13b </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">the sons of Javan.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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